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Podimsdiskussion bei der Sparkasse Bremen

Panel discussion on AI at Sparkasse Bremen

At the invitation of Sparkasse Bremen and Orbitak AG, Dr. Julian Decius took part in the panel discussion on the topic of artificial intelligence and automation as part of the “Umdenkwerkstatt” on 21.03.2025.

While his podium colleagues Volker Lengsfeld (Merentis) and Marco Niebur (Buhlmann) took…


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Guest Editorship of a Special Issue in EJWOP

Dr. Julian Decius, together with Prof. Dr. Simone Kauffeld (Technische Universität Braunschweig) and Prof. Dr. Carolin Graßmann (VICTORIA University), has guest-edited a Special Issue in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (IF = 4.0).

The Special Issue, titled “Learning and…


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Publication on Shared First Authorship and Academic Success

Dr. Julian Decius and Dr. Miriam Schilbach (Maastricht University) have published a research article in the journal Scientometrics (IF = 3.5).

Their study examines the effects of shared first authorship (Shau) on the perception of academic career success in selection processes. While Shau is…


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Teaching Cooperation with Transformation Consultancy HRpepper and Lernhacks

On January 20, 2025, students in the bachelor's module in organizational and business psychology, led by Dr. Julian Decius, were guests in Berlin at the transformation consultancy HRpepper. During the winter semester, the students had reviewed literature and conducted interviews with employees and…


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Publication in Human Resource Development Review

Dr. Julian Decius, Lorenz Decius, and Prof. Dr. Simon Beausaert (Maastricht University) have developed a new theoretical model of work-related informal learning, which has now been published in the renowned journal Human Resource Development Review (IF = 4.6).

The article, entitled “Integrating…


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Successful Annual Conference in the RessourcE Project

Including the active participation and moderation of a workshop by the team of organizational psychology, the first annual conference of the “RessourcE” project took place at Martinsclub Bremen.


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Participation at the DGPs conference in Vienna

The joint conference of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs) and the Austrian Society for Psychology (ÖGPs) took place in Vienna from September 16th to 19th, at which the Organisational Psychology team was represented with numerous contributions.


Paradoxes

Paradoxes of Work-related Learning

Professional life is full of paradoxes and contradictions, and the same applies to work-related learning. In a recent study, Dr. Hilko Paulsen, Prof. Dr. Timo Kortsch and Dr. Julian Decius examined which work-related learning paradoxes exist and how these are assessed by practitioners in terms of…


SIG 14 conference

Talk on ChatGPT and Learning

At the SIG 14 "Learning and Professional Development" EARLI conference in Jyväskylä, Finland, Dr. Julian Decius presented current research conducted by the field of work "Organizational Psychology" on the influence of generative AI on work-related learning. Specifically, the presentation dealt with…


AOM Conference

Talk at the AOM Conference in Chicago

Dr. Julian Decius presented his research on job wallowing, a new psychological construct defined as the purposeless retrospection of past work successes associated with positive emotions, at the Academy of Management Conference in Chicago. The abstract of the presentation is freely available here.…


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Learning processes over time

This topic focuses on how (informal) learning behavior in organizations changes over days, weeks, and months. Moreover, we analyze the dynamics of work-related learning and how learning trajectories differ between employees.

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Designing work contexts

The goal of this thematic focus is to examine conducive conditions for work-related learning, employability, and organizational development, both by managers (e.g., shaping learning culture) and by employees (e.g., job crafting).

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New Work requires New Learning

This topic is dedicated to the question of how employees in dynamic work environments can be empowered to learn "what they really, really want" in a self-directed way. The "Learning Opportunities Perception Potential", which helps employees to grasp learning opportunities, is considered crucial here.